Workplace flexibility, a dynamic partnership between employers and employees that defines how, when and where work gets done in ways that work for both, provides a critical ingredient in making work "work" for both employers and employees.

Greater Spokane Incorporated acts as a lead educator to the greater Spokane community, striving to increase the publics’ awareness of workplace flexibility and redefine flexibility as a strategic business tool.

Employer and Employee Benefits of a Flexible Workplace

“Consider this: If job applicants have a choice between a company that allows them to work where they want, when they want, and how they want, and another company with a one-size-fits-all policy and no flexibility-which do you think they will choose? Which company would have better retention rates?”
- Source: AARP article "Flexible Work Arrangements Attract Older Workers”

If your company is struggling to recruit or retain workers, regardless of age, take a look at the AARP article below. The article details the benefits to both the employer (in dollar terms) and employee, defines the most often used practices, how to make those practices work, and gives examples of companies who efficiently and effectively use flexible strategies, including samples of their policies. So if you’re looking to start implementing flexible policies in your workplace, or would like to get some more information, then this article is for you.

Click here to read the AARP article.

Did you know?

• Five years after implementing flexible work options, NRG::Seattle, a Seattle, WA based insurance company, saw per-employee revenues increase 70%
• The Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, a Bothell-based non-profit, saw grant revenues increase 25% over three years after creating a flexible workplace
• Within 3 years of creating a “First Power” culture, First Tennessee Bank saw customer satisfaction increase 50%, customer retention rates reached 95%, and earnings per share rose $0.40 to $1.10
• A Western Wyatt survey found that flexible work options were more effective at retaining employees than higher wages or stock options
  
  Workplace Flexibility Partners: 
  Twiga Foundation
  When Work Works
  Families & Work Institute
  Institute for a Competitive Workforce
  The Sloan National Initiative on Workplace Flexibility
  Workers on Flexible and Shift Schedules